Tanacetum Vulgare (Tansy)
What is it?
Tanacetum Vulgare (Tansy) is a strong aromatic weed growing in uncultivated areas, along roadsides, rivers, etc. It grows all over Europe and in North America. It is also used as a botanical extract in various commercial products.
How can I avoid it?
You should avoid contact with this substance. Avoidance requires reading labels, package inserts, and on occasion, direct communication with the manufacturer.
Uses:
• Popular folk remedy medicinals
- Herbal remedy
- Vermifuge (agent that is destructive to worms)
• Skin and hair care
- Perfumery
- Cosmetics
- Moisturizers/serums
- Shampoos
- Sun balms
- Shaving products
• Flavoring
- Seasoning
- Tea
• Insect repellant
• Insecticide
• Traditional dyes
Contains:
• Sesquiterpene lactone arbusculin-A
• Tanacetin
Other names for Tanacetum Vulgare:
• Bitter buttons
• Parsley fern
• Tansy
• Tansy extract
• Common tansy
• Cow bitter
• Mugwort
• Golden-buttons
• Garden tansy
Potential cross-reacting/co-reacting substances:
• Other plants within the Compositae family
